Topic
Health
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Frederik Joelving • July 16, 2009
Personality changes might result from stem cell treatment of neurologic disorders, caution scientists and philosophers at Johns Hopkins University
Frederik Joelving • July 9, 2009
Researchers struggle to produce reliable protection against the malaria parasite.
Dave Levitan • July 6, 2009
One man’s efforts to push back the new version of the HIV epidemic.
Genevra Pittman • June 26, 2009
PTSD strikes women twice as hard
Frederik Joelving • June 1, 2009
After decades of abandonment, an unlikely experimental malaria vaccine is stirring again, promising to outshine all other candidates in the pharmaceutical pipeline.
Rachael Rettner • May 29, 2009
Scientists have found that weight-loss surgery has a dramatic effect on type 2 diabetes and can even eliminate symptoms. Now, researchers are attempting to find out what is behind this diabetes “cure” and are even looking for alternative ways to mimic the surgery’s results.
Rachael Rettner • May 18, 2009
Studying the early stages of tuberculosis infection could help scientists figure out new ways to tackle the disease.
Robert Goodier • May 11, 2009
Pigs cough up a mish-mashed flu virus, something scientists saw coming for years.
Carina Storrs • May 1, 2009
The New York City Department of Transportation offers school kids from neighborhoods with high rates of traffic accidents a crash course in navigating sidewalks, crosswalks and seat belts.
Lindsey Konkel • March 8, 2009
A recent Ebola Reston outbreak among pigs in the Philippines is cause for concern among some scientists.
Shelley DuBois • February 18, 2009
While concussions can be insidiously dangerous for high school football players, young athletes are sometimes hardheaded about their safety. A group in Boston pushes for widespread education on the issue.
Natalie Peretsman • February 16, 2009
Ellery Tarife provides healthcare for New York City’s hard-to-reach homeless population by staying mobile.
Genevra Pittman • February 9, 2009
A new study adds weight to the link between IVF and some birth defects, but much remains unexplained.
Genevra Pittman • February 4, 2009
An EMT goes from ambulance runs to the derby track.
Brett Israel • January 30, 2009
Overbidding out of fear can lead to a fast trip to the poorhouse.